DeTomaso Mailing List: June 2001, Message #281

Re. the story below, I heard once that doctors had no idea of what the heart
did nor the fact that blood was pumped through veins and arteries until
pumps were invented for other needs.

Can anyone confirm this?

Guy D.

----- Original Message -----
From: Al Chelini <chelini1@home.com>
To: Multiple recipients of list <detomaso@realbig.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 12:10 AM
Subject: the car doctor


> A mechanic was removing the cylinder heads from a sports car when he
> spotted a famous heart surgeon in his shop who was standing off to the
> side,
> waiting for the service manager to come take a look at his car. The
> mechanic
> shouted across the garage, "Hello Doctor! Please come over here
> for a minute."
>   The famous surgeon, a bit surprised, walked over to the mechanic.
>  The mechanic straightened up, wiped his hands on a rag and asked
> argumentatively, "So doctor, look at this. I also open hearts, take
> valves
> out, grind 'em, put in new parts, and when I finish this will work as a
> new
> one. So how come you get the big money, when you and  I are doing
> basically
> the same work?"
>   The doctor leaned over and whispered to the mechanic "Try to do it
> when the
> engine is running.
>